Electromagnetic Surface Modes in Structured Perfect-Conductor Surfaces

F. J. García de Abajo and J. J. Sáenz
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 233901 – Published 30 November 2005

Abstract

Surface-bound modes in metamaterials forged by drilling periodic hole arrays in perfect-conductor surfaces are investigated by means of both analytical techniques and rigorous numerical solution of Maxwell’s equations. It is shown that these metamaterials cannot be described in general by local, frequency-dependent permittivities and permeabilities for small periods compared to the wavelength, except in certain limiting cases that are discussed in detail. New related metamaterials are shown to exhibit exciting optical properties that are elucidated in the light of our simple analytical approach.

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  • Received 3 June 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.233901

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

F. J. García de Abajo1,* and J. J. Sáenz2

  • 1Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastian, Spain
  • 2Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain

  • *Corresponding author. Electronic address: jga@sw.ehu.es

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Vol. 95, Iss. 23 — 2 December 2005

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